2024–25 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2024–25 season
OwnerSabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
ManagerOng Kim Swee
(until 30 November)[1]
Alto Linus
(interim; 30 November – 10 December)[2]
Martin Stano
(from 10 December)[3]
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Super League3rd
Malaysia FA CupQuarter-Finals
Malaysia CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
7 goals
João Pedro

All:
8 goals
João Pedro
Highest home attendance11,569 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (League)[4]
3,900 vs Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)[5]
Lowest home attendance3,154 vs Negeri Sembilan (League)[6]
3,834 vs Terengganu (FA Cup)[7]
Average home league attendance4,774 (League)
3,867 (FA Cup)
8,964 (Malaysia Cup)
Biggest winPenang 0-4 Sabah (League)[8]
Sabah 7-0 Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)[5]
PT Athletic 0-4 Sabah (Malaysia Cup)[9]
Biggest defeatJohor Darul Ta'zim 4-0 Sabah (League)[10]
Terengganu 4-0 Sabah (FA Cup)[11]

The 2024–25 season is Sabah's ninth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fifth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

Squad

As of 22 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAS Ramzi Mustakim
2 DF  MAS Hanafie Tokyo
3 DF  MAS Rawilson Batuil
4 DF  BRA Gabriel Peres
5 DF  MAS Daniel Ting
6 DF  KOR Park Tae-soo (captain)
7 MF  ESP Cifu
8 MF  MAS Farhan Roslan
9 FW  BRA João Pedro
10 MF  POR Telmo Castanheira
11 FW  MAS Jafri Firdaus Chew
12 FW  MAS Kumaahran Sathasivam
13 DF  MAS Dinesh Rajasingam
17 MF  MAS Hamran Peter
18 DF  GRE Haris Stamboulidis
19 GK  MAS Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20 MF  MAS Gary Steven Robbat
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  MAS Danial Haqim
22 MF  MAS Stuart Wilkin
24 MF  MAS Nureizkhan Isa
27 DF  KOR Ko Kwang-min
28 FW  MAS Darren Lok
29 DF  MAS Ummareng Bacok
30 MF  MAS Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
31 GK  MAS Damien Lim
33 DF  MAS Dominic Tan
40 MF  MAS Sahrizan Saidin
48 MF  MAS Syukri Baharun
50 FW  MAS Azhad Harraz
66 MF  MAS Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
67 FW  IDN Saddil Ramdani
72 FW  MAS Harith Naem
77 MF  MAS Irfan Fazail
88 MF  MAS Rusdi Roslan

Transfers

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss


SMJ Cup 2024

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kuala Lumpur City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to Final
2 Sabah 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Kuching City 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Advance to 3rd Place Play-off
4 Hougang United 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: Sabah FC Facebook Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
29 April 2024 Matchday 1 Sabah 2–1 Hougang UnitedKota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT
  • Wilkin 54'
  • Saddil 74'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
1 May 2024 Matchday 2 Sabah 0–0 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
3 May 2024 Matchday 3 Sabah 0–0 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
5 May 2024 FinalKuala Lumpur City 0–1 Sabah Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium


RCTI Premium Sports

30 May 2024 Selangor 3–2 SabahJakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
2 June 2024 3rd Place Sabah 2–1 PSIS SemarangJakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB
  • Habil 61'
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 12 May 2024 LS1 22 11 6 5 40 31 +9 050.00
FA Cup 15 June 2024 6 July 2024 Round of 16 Quarter-final 3 1 0 2 7 7 +0 033.33
Malaysia Cup 23 November 2024 2 February 2025 Round of 16 Semi-final 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 050.00
Total 31 15 8 8 57 41 +16 048.39

Last updated: 8 April 2025
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 24 23 1 0 90 8 +82 70 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage & ASEAN Club Championship
2 Selangor 24 16 4 4 44 16 +28 52 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage & ASEAN Club Championship[a]
3 Sabah 24 11 7 6 41 33 +8 40
4 Kuching City 24 10 9 5 38 28 +10 39
5 Terengganu 24 9 8 7 35 26 +9 35
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for AFC competition based on their league positions, the berth is awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 11 6 5 40 31  +9 39 5 4 2 20 13  +7 6 2 3 20 18  +2

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAH-HHAAHHAHAAHA-AAHHAAHAH
ResultDWW-LWLWLDLWWWWW-LWDDDDW
Position633453545454333333333343
Source: FAM Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = No Match

Fixtures and Results

The league fixtures were announced on 9 April 2024.[18][19]

As of 8 April 2025[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 May 2024 LS1 Sabah 0–0 Penang Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,708
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Rafael Vitor (Penang)
17 May 2024 LS2Kelantan Darul Naim2–3 Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
25 May 2024 LS3 Sabah 2–1Kuching CityKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)
13 July 2024 LS5Sabah1–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Romel Morales (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
25 July 2024 LS6 Sabah 2–0Negeri SembilanKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)
31 July 2024 LS7 Kuala Lumpur City 3–0SabahCheras
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur City)
9 August 2024 LS8Sri Pahang2–3 Sabah Temerloh
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
13 August 2024 LS9Sabah1–2 Selangor Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)
15 September 2024 LS10 Sabah 1–1 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
  • João 11'
  • Lok  85'
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,602
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Suhaimi Husin (Terengganu)
21 September 2024 LS11 PDRM 1–0SabahSelayang
17:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 416
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Man of the Match: Bryan See (PDRM)
29 September 2024 LS12 Sabah 5–2Kedah Darul AmanKota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)
19 October 2024 LS13Perak2–4 Sabah Ipoh
17:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)
25 October 2024 LS14Penang0–4 Sabah George Town
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katim
Man of the Match: Dominic Tan (Sabah)
3 November 2024 LS15 Sabah 4–1Kelantan Darul NaimKota Kinabalu
18:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,922
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khaidi
Man of the Match: João Pedro (Sabah)
4 December 2024 LS16Kuching City1–2 Sabah Kuching
19:30 MYT
  • Zahrul 82'
  • Zahrul 90'
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Dominic Tan (Sabah)
11 January 2025 LS18 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–0SabahIskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 11,363
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Juan Muñiz (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
25 January 2025 LS19Negeri Sembilan1 –2 Sabah Seremban
17:30 MYT
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 537
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)
21 February 2025 LS20 Sabah 1–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Mohamad Faizudin bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur City)
16 February 2025 LS21 Sabah 2–2 Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)
27 February 2025 LS22 Selangor 0–0 Sabah Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Kalamullah Al-Hafiz (Selangor)
7 March 2025 LS23 Terengganu 2–2 Sabah Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Safawi Rasid (Terengganu)
5 April 2025 LS24 Sabah 1–0PDRMKota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT
Report
  • Alif  87'
  • Hadi  89'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,220
Referee: Muhammad Izzul Fikri bin Kamaruzaman
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)
12 April 2025 LS25 Kedah Darul Aman v Sabah Alor Setar
21:00 MYT Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
20 April 2025 LS26 Sabah v Perak Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

The draw for the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 16 May 2024.
The schedule was later announced on 24 May 2024.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 June 2024 R16 Sabah 7-0Kuala Lumpur RoversKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Muhammad Shukor bin Zulkiflee
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)

Sabah won 7–0.

28 June 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 1) Terengganu 4-0SabahKuala Nerus
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 15,677
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Nurillo Tukhtasinov (Terengganu)
6 July 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 2)Sabah0-3 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq (Terengganu)

Sabah lost 0–7 on aggregate.

Malaysia Cup

Fixtures and Results

The draw for the 2024 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 1)PT Athletic0–4 Sabah Cheras
17:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 512[23]
Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah
Man of the Match: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)
27 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 2) Sabah 3–0PT AthleticCheras
20:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium[note 2]
Attendance: 448
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Syakir Danial (PT Athletic)

Sabah won 7–0 on aggregate.

15 December 2024 Quarter-Finals (Leg 1)Kuching City0–1 Sabah Kuching
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Wan Azraie (Kuching City)
23 December 2024 Quarter-Finals (Leg 2) Sabah 0–0 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,125
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)

Sabah won 1–0 on aggregate.

18 January 2025 Semi-Finals (Leg 1) Sabah 1–1 Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 10,803
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Gabriel Peres (Sabah)
2 February 2025 Semi-Finals (Leg 2) Sri Pahang 2–1 (a.e.t.)SabahTemerloh
20:30 MYT
Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium

Sabah lost 2–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top Scorers

As of 8 April 2025[24][25][26]
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1 João Pedro 7 0 1 8
2 Saddil Ramdani 5 1 1 7
3 Stuart Wilkin 4 0 2 6
4 Gabriel Peres 5 0 0 5
5 Jafri Firdaus Chew 3 1 0 4
Darren Lok 3 0 1
Ramon 1 3 0
8 Daniel Ting 2 0 1 3
Farhan Roslan 2 0 1
Kumaahran Sathasivam 2 0 1
11 Dominic Tan 2 0 0 2
12 Gary Steven Robbat 1 0 0 1
Ko Kwang-min 1 0 0
Cifu 1 0 0
Park Tae-soo 0 1 0
Danial Haqim 0 0 1
Total 39 6 9 52

Clean sheets

As of 8 April 2025[24][25][26]
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1 Damien Lim 3 0 3 6
2 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 2 1 1 4
3 Ramzi Mustakim 0 0 1 1
Total 5 1 5 11

Squad statistics

As of 8 April 2025[27]

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps
1 Ramzi Mustakim GK 1 1
2 Hanafie Tokyo DF
3 Rawilson Batuil DF 17 4 1 2 4 22 4 1
4 Gabriel Peres DF 12 5 1 1 1 1 5 2 18 5 4 1
5 Daniel Ting DF 21 2 6 3 1 6 1 2 30 3 9
6 Park Tae-soo DF 12 3 3 1 2 17 1 3
7 Cifu DF 16 1 1 4 21 1
8 Farhan Roslan MF 16 2 1 5 1 1 21 3 2
9 João Pedro FW 9 7 1 6 1 15 8 1
10 Telmo Castanheira MF 21 5 3 1 5 2 29 8
11 Jafri Firdaus Chew FW 19 3 3 3 1 1 4 1 26 4 5
12 Kumaahran Sathasivam FW 14 2 2 3 1 2 1 19 3 3
13 Dinesh Rajasingam DF 4 1 4 1
16 Ramon FW 3 1 3 3 6 4
17 Hamran Peter MF 1 1
18 Haris Stamboulidis DF 7 1 1 2 10 1
19 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat GK 10 3 1 14
20 Gary Steven Robbat MF 10 1 2 3 2 13 1 4
21 Danial Haqim MF 4 1 1 1 5 1 1
22 Stuart Wilkin MF 18 4 3 5 2 26 6
24 Nureizkhan Isa MF
27 Ko Kwang-min MF 19 1 1 3 6 1 28 1 2
28 Darren Lok FW 16 3 1 1 5 1 22 4 1
29 Ummareng Bacok MF 1 1
30 Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman MF
31 Damien Lim GK 12 2 5 17 2
33 Dominic Tan DF 21 2 2 3 1 6 1 30 2 4
40 Sahrizan Saidin MF 3 3
45 Chikonelson Kulisi MF 2 2
48 Syukri Baharun MF
50 Azhad Harraz Arman FW 7 1 8
66 Rozaimi Abdul Rahman MF
67 Saddil Ramdani FW 15 5 6 2 1 2 1 2 19 7 8
72 Harith Naem FW 5 1 1 2 8 1
77 Irfan Fazail MF 9 2 4 15
88 Rusdi Roslan MF 1 1
Own goals 1 1 1 3
Totals 40 44 2 7 6 0 10 14 0 57 64 2

† Player left the club during the season.

Notes

  1. ^ PT Athletic played their home matches at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, instead of their regular home stadium MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya respectively, which did not meet MFL requirements.
  2. ^ Sabah played their home matches at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, instead of their regular home stadium Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu.

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